Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-26
Barton

business All inquiries should be adj
dressed 10 0. D OWEN, Barton
Barton
James Boswell Is painting his
buildings.
The New York express train goes
of the road this week.
Homer. son of c. B. Leland, has
gone TO Lowell. Mass. to work.
Glib. Cas- has had a long run OF
sever. Avis Varney i also sick with
fever.
Geo. Il. Bickford has gone to
Middleton TO enter the Wesleyan Uni
versiry.
Quite a large number OF our people
visited Caledonia county fair and re-
port 4 good show.
DR.. J. \. Pearson's dental rooms
viii be closed after Wednesday of
this week until Oct. 10.
The threshers report that grain av-
erages light this season. Potatoes
viii be scarce and high this year.
Angus McCaskiII. once a resident
Of this town. has been committed for
rial at Sherbrooke on a charge OF
u5isoning cattle al Tingwick.
W. H. Martin Is not in luck with
horses. He had a good one terribly
cut on a wire fence in the spring and
has recently lost one.
Willie Hibbard jumped on a train
At -. Johnsbury Friday morning,
and was quite badly injured by the
fall He came home Saturday, and
VIII probably be all right in few
DAYS.
We shall give a full and accurate
an account Of matters pertaining TO
the fair a. we are able 10 prepare.
and those wishing extra papers can
obtain them 81 the office At ; cents
each.
Horace HYDE i charging. eleva-
ting and repairing the old Ellis shop
building. and viii make a good tene-
ment house OF It. Ii VIII be occu-
pied bv J. ". Hyde OF Westmore
when completed.
The ". c. 7. Union will have at
their stand at the fair ground this
week lot OF temperance literature.
which will be for examination and dis
tribution. The temperance people
viii doubtless give them a friendly
call and extend patronage.
B. T. Spalding Of Fargo, OAK,
paid Us a visit on Friday. Himself
and wife are spending a few days in
Vermont among friends and relatives.
Mr.. Spalding Is doing prosperous
business in his profession. and speaks
eucouragingly Of his city and the
country. Glad 10 see him.
The Fair commences Tuesday
morning. We Judge from what We
see and hear that there viii be large
show Of cattle and an extraordinary
show OF horses. There has been q
great demand for stalls and pens and
for room about floral hall. If the
weather proves favorable II viii be q
big fair.
Willis Z. Dodge. Esq. who went
west seven years ago and settled in
the new town OF jamestown. Oak,
has been very successful in his pro-
fession. and has been engaged At a
good salary 10 act as legal counsel
for one of the large railway compa-
MES. and has changed his headquar-
tiers TO Fargo
See ad. Photo-Copying Co. Mr..
Lewis Is doing a large business IN
charging pictures and wants good
agents 70 push his work. During
tile week Of the fair :. Wheeler viii
be on the grounds looking after or
ders. He asks people 70 bring IN
their small pictures that they may
have the likeness enlarged
The Fair Ground Co. have received
petitions which viii be submitted &c
The proper authorities asking 10 have
The highways cleared Of the blockade
Of miserable old horses and teams
that the ..swap-de-hoss fraternity
bring together during the fair Some
body ought 70 tell these fellows thai
they are liable 10 get into trouble i
they come here
There will be a Promenade Con
cert at Opera Hall, Tuesday evening
sept 9th. Music by the Barton
Oornet band Admission, 20 cents
On Wednesday evening, there VII